Here are some slides and resources that were discussed during the workshop. Here is sample story to use as a reference. Solving the Case of the Disengaged Learner from Karl Kapp Here are the directions for writing within PowerPoint Take Notes Right on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp Here are directions for PollEverywhere. Using […]

Today I had the pleasure of speaking at an event called “Conversations with Innovators.” I am extremely excited to be teamed up with Janet Twyman. She is the director of innovation and technology at the Center on Innovations in Learning. Here is a little about the center. The Center on Innovations in Learning is one […]

The other day I had a great conversation with Danny Stefanic. Danny is an educational entrepreneur. His current company is LearnBrite which has virtual characters, adaptive learning and all other types of really interesting learning elements including some great work with avatars and text-to-speech. Kapp: You’ve been around in the technology industry for some time, […]

Last year we were able to take a group of Master’s Students in Instructional Technology to DevLearn and they had a wonderful, eye opening experience. Here are some reflections of the student’s trip to DevLearn last year. Here is another small piece describing the student’s experiences. This year we are attempting the same thing but, […]

I am so excited to be a stop on Connie Malamed’s blog book tour. She already has one great book so I was anxiously waiting for her next one. It is awesome, filled with great advice for those of us who are visually challenged. This book contains all kinds of great tips and techniques for […]

The other day I had a chance to catch up with Anna Griffith with whom I attended High School–small world. She is the co-Founder and CEO of Discovery Machine, Inc, and has spent her career making cognitive science and artificial intelligence research usable and understandable for organizations and…she is wicked smart. Anna’s primary interest is […]

Do you know a 7th-12th grade teacher who provides excellent mathematics or science instruction to his or her students? Then please consider nominating him or her for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Anyone—researchers, parents, or members of the general public—may nominate a 7th-12th grade teacher by completing the nomination […]

So now that I have added to my LinkeIn Profile that I am a co-founder of the company 2KLearning a number of people have asked some important questions about the company and about the Kickstarter Campaign so I wanted to take some time to address some of those questions. What does 2KLearning Do? We create […]

Recently, I’ve undertaken a venture to help bring educational innovation to the classroom. I have been working on a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create an innovative curriculum to provide a way to get kids interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through a story-based curriculum. I invite you to […]

Here is the interview I did with Dawn Mahoney and Rick Zanotti where we discussed Gamification and Bloomsburg University’s unique graduate program in instructional technology in a great eLearnChat talk, we had a great time. Rick and Dawn are part the internet boradcasting division of RELATE Corporation, a well known media creation and enterprise eLearning […]

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